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<br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />Date: December 13, 2023 <br />Project: 3400 Fox Street <br />Re: Variance Application <br /> <br />Fox Point <br />Project Summary <br />The proposed project is a new single-family residen ce and detached garage, to replace an existing <br />home built in 1999, located at 3400 Fox Street on L ake Minnetonka. The lot (PID 0511723430005) is <br />zoned as LR-1A (one-family lakeshore Residential – 2 Acres) and meets all the minimum requirements <br />for lots within that zoning district. <br /> <br />The design goals of the homeowner and project team (Murphy & Co. Design, TVLS, and Anderson <br />Reda) is to create a new principal structure that f its the existing topography and grade elevations of <br />the site while also capturing the available views t o both Stubbs and Maxwell Bay. The indoor / <br />outdoor connection between the main floor layout an d exteriors are also a driving force behind the <br />more meandering floor plan, allowing for interior r ooms and spaces to have a direct connection and <br />access to multiple landscape elements around the ho me, including a pool and spa, outdoor pergola, <br />production garden and greenhouse, and exterior terr aces and dining space. The massing of the <br />structure is dictated by the single floor living as pect of the home, with all public gathering spaces and <br />primary suite space designed within a single / main level. This design approach created a series of <br />living ‘nodes’ with low pitched roof lines (8:12 be ing the main roof pitch) connected and carved into <br />the existing grade planes. The result is a massing element that is shorter in height than the existing <br />structure (please refer to the 3D renderings and th e massing comparison studies) and takes full <br />advantage of the wide lot and available views. Walk out space from the lower level ties into the <br />existing grade plans on the west side of the lot / shoreline, and the walkout conditions to the south <br />side of the lot are concealed from the lakeshore us ing retaining walls and a sunken terrace space <br />which allow for the massing to appear as a single s tory structure from the Maxwell Bay shoreline. <br /> <br />The unique nature of this property led to both chal lenges and advantages when it came to the initial <br />layout of the floor plans and site orientation. We, the design team and clients, feel we have a <br />proposed design that fits the natural aesthetic of the lot and does not overpower the landscape <br />elements that are both existing and planned. Placi ng the new home in the general footprint of the <br />existing structure was very intentional to maintain views towards both bays, while also respecting the <br />existing view corridor easement that exists on the property (please refer to the landscape plans and <br />survey for location of this existing 150’ view corr idor.) <br /> <br />{Please note that an existing and non-conforming gu est house exists on the property, with no <br />planned removal or improvements to this structure a t this time .} <br /> <br /> <br />170